2022 JC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jul 2026	28.1	1.729 AU	1.061 AU	00h31m	-17°16'	112.7°	32.9°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2022 JC1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5770739
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4475051
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.46485
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 56.86478
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.43556
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 329.68689
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.41069
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.10436
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.83            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   00 31 15.2   -17 16 13     1.061    1.729  112.7   32.9   254   28.1 
2026-07-17 16:17 UT   00 31 18.9   -17 20 59     1.060    1.734  113.3   32.6   254   28.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   00 31 20.3   -17 23 17     1.059    1.737  113.6   32.4   254   28.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   00 31 22.6   -17 30 32     1.058    1.744  114.5   32.0   254   28.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   00 31 22.1   -17 38 00     1.056    1.752  115.4   31.6   255   28.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   00 31 18.9   -17 45 40     1.055    1.760  116.3   31.2   255   28.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   00 31 12.9   -17 53 31     1.054    1.767  117.3   30.7   256   28.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   00 31 04.2   -18 01 32     1.052    1.775  118.2   30.3   256   28.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   00 30 52.7   -18 09 45     1.051    1.783  119.2   29.8   257   28.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   00 30 38.4   -18 18 07     1.050    1.790  120.2   29.4   257   28.0 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   00 30 21.4   -18 26 39     1.049    1.798  121.1   28.9   258   28.0 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   00 30 01.5   -18 35 20     1.048    1.806  122.1   28.4   258   28.0 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   00 29 39.0   -18 44 09     1.047    1.813  123.1   28.0   259   28.0 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   00 29 13.6   -18 53 07     1.046    1.821  124.1   27.5   260   28.0 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   00 28 45.5   -19 02 12     1.045    1.829  125.1   27.0   260   28.0 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   00 28 14.7   -19 11 24     1.045    1.836  126.1   26.5   261   28.0 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   00 27 41.1   -19 20 42     1.044    1.844  127.1   26.0   261   28.0 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   00 27 04.8   -19 30 07     1.044    1.852  128.1   25.5   262   28.0 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   00 26 25.8   -19 39 36     1.044    1.859  129.2   25.0   263   28.0 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   00 25 44.1   -19 49 09     1.043    1.867  130.2   24.5   264   27.9 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   00 24 59.8   -19 58 47     1.043    1.874  131.2   24.0   264   27.9 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   00 24 12.8   -20 08 27     1.043    1.882  132.3   23.5   265   27.9 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   00 23 23.2   -20 18 10     1.044    1.889  133.3   23.0   266   27.9 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   00 22 31.0   -20 27 54     1.044    1.897  134.4   22.5   267   27.9 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   00 21 36.3   -20 37 38     1.044    1.905  135.4   21.9   268   27.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   00 20 39.1   -20 47 22     1.045    1.912  136.5   21.4   269   27.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   00 19 39.4   -20 57 05     1.046    1.920  137.5   20.9   270   27.9 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   00 18 37.4   -21 06 46     1.047    1.927  138.6   20.4   271   27.9 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   00 17 33.0   -21 16 24     1.048    1.935  139.6   19.8   272   27.9 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   00 16 26.4   -21 25 58     1.049    1.942  140.7   19.3   273   27.9 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   00 15 17.6   -21 35 27     1.051    1.950  141.7   18.8   274   27.9 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 14 06.7   -21 44 50     1.052    1.957  142.7   18.3   276   27.9 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.